Buxton School
About the school
Buxton School is an open all-through school in Waltham Forest.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 21 June 2023
- Published
- 19 September 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 45.2
- Waltham Forest
- 45.3
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Waltham Forest
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 39.20%
- Waltham Forest
- 45.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 61.50%
- Waltham Forest
- 63.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 77.70%
- Waltham Forest
- 43.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.18
- Waltham Forest
- 4.04
- England
- 4.09
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 74%
- Waltham Forest
- 74%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 4%
- Waltham Forest
- 17%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 76%
- Waltham Forest
- 83%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 76%
- Waltham Forest
- 81%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 76%
- Waltham Forest
- 83%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 72%
- Waltham Forest
- 83%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 26%
- Waltham Forest
- 41%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 80%
- Waltham Forest
- 87%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 105
- Waltham Forest
- 108
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 105
- Waltham Forest
- 107
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 104
- Waltham Forest
- 108
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1154
Girls
45.84%
Boys
54.16%
SEN support
16.55%
Education, health and care plan
5.72%
English as an additional language
51.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
40.11%
Overall absence
7.22
Persistent absence
24
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
133
Sustained education or employment
85%
Education
85%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
0%
Not sustained
9%